Julius Jacob von Haynau

Julius Jacob von Haynau (14 October 1786-14 March 1853) was a General of the Austrian Empire who was nicknamed the "Habsburg Tiger" by his own soldiers but by the "Hyena of Brescia" for his brutality during the Italian Wars of Independence and the "Hangman of Arad" for more brutality during the Hungarian War of Independence.

Biography
Julius Jacob von Haynau was born on 14 October 1786 in Kassel, Holy Roman Empire to Wilhelm I of Hessen and Rosa Dorothea Ritter, their illegitimate son. His father provided for his education and entry into the military officer corps as a cadet, serving in the Napoleonic Wars and being wounded at the 1809 Battle of Wagram. Haynau fought in the campaigns in Italy in 1813 and 1814, and in 1848 he was given command over Austrian forces sent to suppress revolutionary insurrections in northern Italy. Haynau ordered reprisals against the people of Brescia, earning him the nickname "Hyena of Brescia", while during the Hungarian War of Independence he had women supporting the rebellion whipped and ordered the execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad in 1849. In 1850, he resigned from the military as the result of quarrels with his superiors, and he died in 1853.